Maurice Neumont was a French

lithographer Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German ...

, painter, illustrator, and

affichiste A poster artist (), or poster designer, a graphic designer of posters. Etymology The name first appeared around 1780, but with a different meaning. It meant one involved in a poster's production and distribution, not its design: in particular, ...

. Neumont created several well-known propaganda posters during

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and published in notable journals such as

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and Le Courrier français. He also co-founded the .

Gallery

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References

{{reflist Knights of the Legion of Honour Burials at Batignolles Cemetery 19th-century French lithographers